Oct. 2017 Student Publication Vol. 3 No 1

Student Publication

Vol 16 No 2

LCC Culinary Turns up the Heat

Joel Atkins and Jessica Bateman-Gonzalez competed

for the title at the Future Chefs of Lake County cooking

competition May 2017 in Aromas Cafe.

Spectators and judges were treated to a meal created by

two of Lake County Campus Woodland College culinary

student chefs Joel Atkins and Jessica Bateman-Gonzalez in

this second annual Future Chefs of Lake County

competition.

Bateman-Gonzalez’s Deconstructed Chicken Pozole

won the competition earning her a $1,000 scholarship.

Runner up Atkins won a $500 scholarship with his

Southern Style Chicken Cordon Bleu served on yellow

grits.

Now, as a new academic year begins, keep an eye on

Aromas’current talent and see if you can predict the

contenders for the 2018 title!

• Stuff a Bus Food Drive • Games • Live Music • • Bounce House • Pumpkin Carving • Craft Booths •

• Appetizers & Tastings •

Solar Eclipse Draws a Crowd at LCC

Eclipse Brings

Excitement to Lake

County Campus

The solar eclipse was an

event well worth ex-

periencing. A small crowd

gathered to do just that

August 21 in front of the

Administration Building.

Safety approved glasses,

pinhole viewers, and a

telescope with solar filters

provided a variety of

means to “see” and marvel

at this natural wonder.

Astronomy instructor

Chris Hodges was on hand

to provide instruction and

answer questions. While

the local view provided

about an 80% eclipse of

the sun, it didn’t dim the

excitement as participants

watched the moon’s

shadow sweep across the

sun.

Si Se Puede Nov. 4, 2017

Lake Co. Campus

WCC Latino students 7th-12th

grade, their families, and

adults are invited.

Learn about registration,

degrees, certificates,

financial aid, DACA, and

more.

Gina Jones - New Full-Time English instructor! We welcome Gina Jones,

new to the Lake Campus

English department. Ms.

Jones, originally from Santa

Cruz, earned her BA and

Master’s degrees from Chico

State University. In recent

years, she has taught for a

variety of colleges including

Butte, Chico, and Yuba.

When she’s not teaching or

on the road for her long

commute, Ms. Jones enjoys

spending time with her 7 year old daughter, her hubby, and

her Cocker Spaniel Elly. She is a self declared “expert

cupcake maker” and proud of reading over 200 books over

the last two years while commuting to her various work

locations. As she puts it, “Books on tape rock!”

The Money Man

Stanley Silsby - New Financial Aid Technician! by Katey Adarr

As a new year begins at

Lake County Campus, we

would like to introduce the new

campus Financial Aid

Technician, Stan Silsby.

Though we will miss Sandra,

we welcome Stan with open

arms and look forward to many

years with our new financial aid

staffer. Stan has been a member

of our community since 2008,

and made the choice to stay in Lake County because of the

great people on our campus! Stan has dreams of teaching

college one day and felt that working for LCC would be a

great opportunity while he continued his own education.

So, if you need any help with your financial aid stop by the

office and ask for Stan!

Aromas Fall 2017 Hours of Operation: Dining Room (September 13th thru November 16th)

11:30 AM - 1 PM Wednesday and Thursday Express Window (September 12th thru November 16th)

9:30 AM - 1 PM Tuesday thru Thursday

5:30 PM - 7:30 PM Thursday ONLY

(Hours & Days of Operation are Subject to Change)

Mr. Joel Pyzer

New Full-Time Math Instructor! by Krystal Boatright

Many of you may already know one of LCC’s newest

professors, Joel Pyzer who now teaches Math 50 and Math

52. Who is this guy?? And where did he come from?

Joel Pyzer has been teaching high school math for 25

years now including everything from prealgebra to

calculus. He shared that he received his BA in Mathematics

at Humboldt State University and his MS in Mathematics

Education at Chico State.

Some interesting facts: Joel has been married for 25

years and has two children, a son who is a sophomore in

high school and a daughter who is starting her sophomore

year in college. He is a huge family man and enjoys his time

with them including traveling when they have the chance

and watching his son participate in sports. Speaking of

sports, he is a huge Nebraska Cornhuskers fan as his family

is from the area and most of his relatives still live there.

I proceeded to ask if Math was a hobby since his life is

dedicated to it. Joel stated, “I don't think math is a hobby,

but there are times when I'll see something and think, ‘how

does the math work out in that situation?’ or, ‘that would

make a good math problem.’ I do enjoying reading about

famous mathematicians or the history of certain fields of

mathematics.” As a fan of math myself, I can relate to that.

So why did he become a professor here at this college?

His answer was he had taught part time at LCC for four

years and really enjoyed it. ”It’s a joy to teach mathematics

to students who are engaged in their learning. I was also

very impressed with how much everyone at the college

cared about the students and their success and I wanted to

be a part of that,” he told me.

My last question: “Do any students inspire you?” His

answer put a big smile on my face. “There are a lot of

students that inspire me. I know so many students that have

had to persevere through some of the hardest times and

they're still able to have a positive attitude and be successful

in my math class. There are also a lot of students that inspire

me by somehow being able to

balance their family, job and a full

load of classes.”

There you have it: Joel Pyzer,

new to our team of full time

instructors, has a big heart and a

love for math. Welcome to

Woodland Community College,

Professor Pyzer. We are glad to

have you!!!

If you are interested in writing for the student newspaper, your

submissions can be sent to palexand@yccd.edu or call 995-

7911 for more information.

A representative from California State University

Sacramento will be on the Lake County Campus 12-1 pm

Thurs. Oct. 12 in the Transfer Center. Interested

students are invited to attend, ask questions, and learn

about transferring to a CSU.

“Prep for Success” is a Summer Hit This summer 27 students successfully completed the

Lake County Campus Career and College Readiness

Program, called Prep for Success. The program’s goal was

to build the basic skills that access career-path employment

and provide success in college-level career programs. It

piloted the New World of Work curriculum 21st Century

Skills, which has been designated by the Chancellor of the

California Community College system as a “practice of

promise.”

Students learned and practiced the ten transferable work

skills determined through employer research to be the most

important to success in the rapidly changing workplace and

global economy—adaptability, analysis/solution mindset,

collaboration, communication, digital fluency,

entrepreneurial mindset, empathy, resilience, self-

awareness, and social diversity. In addition, students

completed basic skills curriculum in literacy and math,

which was centered around seeking, getting, and keeping a

job.

Plans are to hold another session of Prep for Success this

winter. Stayed tuned for more details.

A group shot of the Summer 2017 Prep for Success participants.

Unity poem by Katey Adarr We are unity…...

We are one community……

We build strength in coming together in unity….

From generation to generation…...

From different religions to many ethnic groups….

We find strength in community……

We build on understanding and acceptance…...

On the beauty of grace in our unity …...

From our love of learning to our love of our

community……

We are unity……...

Native Americans Day by Camille Paladino Ponce

Thursday, September 21st LCC

hosted Dino Beltran of the Koi

Nation in recognition of Native

Americans' Day. Beltran focused

on his newest project, protecting

sacred sites. He explained how

sacred sites have been desecrated and the challenges with

prosecuting these types of crimes. Recent efforts have

addressed collaboration and training of local enforcement

and Lake County's District Attorney as well as accessing

grants to pay tribal people to monitor state parks with

sacred sites like Anderson Marsh.. Beltran conveyed the

importance of studying artifacts and replacing them back in

their place. He also encouraged the audience to view the

Emmy winning documentary, “A Walk Through Time”

(2016). The 28 minute film documents 14,000 years of the

Anderson State Park location and the first people who lived

there. Another film in the works will feature Peter Coyote

as narrator and cover a similar theme. The event wrapped

up with the many thoughtful questions from the full house

of students, staff and community members attending.

Meet Mary Recent WCC hire Mary

Sharlow, whose official title

is AEBG Student Engagement

and Outreach Deputy Sector

Navigator, has a favorite quote:

“You can’t teach a man [person]

anything; you can only help him

find it within himself.”

(Galileo) It is this idea of providing adults opportunity for

self-discovery that propels Mary’s work for Woodland

College and the Lake County Campus. Ms. Sharlow, who

holds both Bachelor’s and Masters of Science degrees in

anthropology, is passionate about lifelong learning and

helping people find career pathways.

Before moving to Lake County in spring 2017 for her

current position, Mary and her husband lived on the

reservation of the Lake Superior Band of Lac du Flambeau

Ojibwe for almost 10 years. There she ran an outreach site

of Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwe Community College, one of

the nation’s 37 tribal colleges. She also taught Native

American Studies and sociology classes at the site.

In her present role, Mary is actively involved in outreach

among our local adult population and creating pathways

that promote individual success. Her enthusiasm inspires

achievement. As one former student recently told her “You

pushed me to finish. I wouldn’t have a degree without you.”

In addition to her work in education, Mary also enjoys

hiking, learning about Lake County history, helping people

live healthy lives, gardening and meeting new people. And

one day when space and equipment allow, she hopes to

resume teaching straw weaving.

Welcome, Mary

The Learning Center is the Place for

YOU!

Drop in help or make appointments

Assistance with math, accounting, English,

CANVAS, reading, and more.

Visit our student friendly lab open daily M-F

Rm 142A

Building CommUNITY On Monday Sept. 18th Lake County Campus hosted

“Building CommUNITY” featuring community leaders

Aqeela El Amin, Karl Parker, Voris Brumfield, and LCC’s

own Steve Wylie. The event was organized by Bruno

Sabatier as a response to the violence in Charlottesville,

with hopes of starting a healthy dialogue within our

community on recent divisive issues. Panelists shared both

positive and negative experiences involving the first

amendment and freedom of religion. Many spoke about the

discrimination they encountered in their own lives, sharing

moving and powerful personal stories. The conclusion of

the meeting focused on ways to facilitate understanding and

respect among adversaries as a means of strengthening

community.

Associated Students Want You!

ASLCC (Associated

Students of the Lake

County Campus)

continue to work on

engaging more

students and making

the campus a better

place. We welcome

you to join the group every Tues. at 12 p.m. to 1 p.m. rm

211 (across from the Learning Center). There are still

senator positions available. All are welcome!

“Parade" and judging in front of Admin building. Prizes for

•Best Group•Best Pair• Scariest• •Most Creative•Best Historical Character•

Recent LCC Retirees Honored

Feeling like something is missing from our campus? It

just might be you sense the loss of some of our long time

employees. May 2017 marked the retirement of Frank

Parks, custodian; Dr. Heidi Morgan, faculty; Sandra

Magnan, Financial Aid Tech; and Lydia Villalobos,

FA Fiscal Support Technician. We wish them well and

appreciate their many years of dedicated service!

Lake County Campus Presents:

More than Survival, The Big Read The book selected for 2017’s Big Read Celebration is

Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel, originally

published in 2014. Station Eleven is a “haunting, elegiac

novel about the events preceding and after a pandemic

destroys civilization as we know it.” Oct. 17 at noon the

Lake County Campus invites the public to come for lunch

and a presentation featuring Station Eleven. Partake of a

meal of survival camp food prepared by the LCC Culinary

Program, enjoy a short Shakespeare performance, and then

participate in an activity exploring the themes of "more than

survival." This is one of several events held throughout the

county celebrating this year’s book.

Learn more at the library’s Big Read Website:

http://www.lakecountybigread.com/the-book.html

Eagle Bucks Have

Arrived at the Lake

County Campus! By Katey Adarr

What are Eagle

Bucks you might

ask? They are a new

form of credit for all

students and staff to be used for ASB raffles or bake sales.

The Eagles Bucks may be purchased in the main office or

from any ASLCC student member at any given event.

Students may use their credit or debit card in the main office

to receive the specified amount of Eagle Bucks. Please see

either Carol or Danielle in the main office or Kat, the

business director of ASLCC, for more information.

Look for our next issue to feature LCC Middle

College High School Program and new Resource

Faculty Colleen Campbell.

Yummy Spooky Treats: Buy Ghoul Grams

October is coming and so are Ghoul Grams! Get one for yourself or for a friend. Every Monday

during the entire month of October, Ghoul Grams will be sold in front of the science building or

customers may pre-order grams at the main office. All proceeds will be going to local student

scholarships. Support our school and show your spirit!